Putin met top brass of Russian Armed Forces

MOSCOW, Aug.24., (ST)-Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin met commanders of the United Group of Forces at a command post of the Ministry of Defense.

The president listened to reports of Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and Chief of the Main Operations Department of the General Staff Sergey Rudskoy, Kremlin’s press service said.

Commanders reported “countering of enemy forces that invaded the territory of the Kursk Region and measures taken to destroy them, and current results of the special military operation” to the president, the press service of the head of state added.

The attack of the Ukrainian army against the Kursk Region was launched on August 6. The federal state of emergency is in effect in the region.

In the same context, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the  Ukrainian Army lost over 5,500 servicemen and 71 tanks during fights in the Kursk direction

“In total, during hostilities in the Kursk direction the enemy lost over 5,500 servicemen, 71 tanks, 30 infantry combat vehicles, 57 armored personnel carriers, 372 combat armored vehicles,” the ministry clarified.

The Russian army aviation engaged manpower and materiel of the Ukrainian army in the Kursk Region and hit concentration areas of the adversary in the Sumy Region, the ministry noted.

Reconnaissance and search activities continue to destroy Ukrainian sabotage teams in the Kursk Region. Ten Ukrainian servicemen surrendered over the day, the ministry informed.

“Losses of the Ukrainian armed forces over the day were more than 360 servicemen and 29 armored vehicles, including two tanks, three infantry combat vehicles, two armored personnel carriers, twenty-two combat armored vehicles, two artillery pieces, 12 vehicles, the Bukovel-AD EW station and a counterbattery radar,” the ministry added.

Source: TASS

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